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Virginia
Business 20th Anniversary
Facts and figures on Virginia since 1986
Virginia Business
March 2006 - In 1986, Virginia had the 13th
highest population of all 50 states with 5.8 million
residents.
Today,
Virginia has the 12th highest population with about
7.6 million residents.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
- In 1986, Virginia per-capita personal
income was $16,328 a year, ranking it 13th out of the
50 states. Today,
Virginia ranks seventh in per capita personal income
with an average of $36,629.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Economic
Information System
- Virginia had the 42nd lowest unemployment
rate in 1986 at 5 percent. Today Virginia has the 47th
lowest
unemployment rate of all the states, at 3.5 percent.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Today, Virginians have the ninth
longest commute in the country, taking an average of
25.8 minutes to get
to work.
Source: American Community Survey, 2003
- The Virginia public school teacher
earned an average of $23,093 a year in 1986, ranking
the state 26th in
teacher salaries. For the 2004-2005 school year, teachers
earned an average of $45,307, putting them 21st in
the nation. The national teacher salary average was
$47,808 for the 2004-2005 school year.
Source: Virginia Education Association
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